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Daily life use to evolve around wilderness survival. Even if you feel protected and safe in your cocoon of modern living it is still a good plan to have some of the survival skills that could keep you alive in a bad situation. Outdoor enthusiasts, sportsmen and backpackers have these skills because it is what they enjoy doing but for everyone else it should be a skill worth learning.

What are survival skills you ask? Survival skills involves the know-how and techniques that will help you survive in hazardous conditions or dangerous locations. Skills like these could save your life if you are stuck in a storm or earthquake or if you are stranded in a desert, jungle, or mountains. Some of the skills you should learn include how to build a shelter, how to pack a survival kit, how to gain clean drinking water, and how to build a fire. These are universal skills that could help you no matter what the situation or circumstance.These universal skills will be able to help you survive in any situation you find yourself in

Next well will look at some of these skills and give you a better understanding what they consist of. The order of focus for survival skills relate to the basic human needs and the circumstance you find yourself in. Shelter is usually the first task to take on when you find yourself in a bad situation, this will give you protection from the harsh conditions. You can create a lean-to shelter or a shelter with your poncho, the important thing is that you get yourself out of the harsh conditions.

The next important thing to surviving in the wilderness is getting drinking water. You can collect water in a number of ways. You could gather water from a flowing stream or river or if you are in the desert you could use a condensation trap. You water should be brought to a boil before you drink it.

In order to bring you water to a boil you will need fire, this is an extremely helpful tool for survival. Fire is necessary for protection and warmth, it can keep animals and insects away as well as dry your cloths and keep you warm at night. A fire will make your survival easier and more comfortable but a shelter is still more important in most situations.

Next we will look at the survival kit, depending on the situation surrounding your survival you may not have a survival kit. I suggest every survival bag should have a survival guide and a first aid kit. Injuries need to be tended to before they get worse and could ruin any chance you have at surviving.